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today saying, point blank, they want a it would two-step process for tax reform, raise the top to the clinton levels now and let next year be a time for negotiating rates for the future and maybe everybody could lower the rates for everyone during that time. >> how much of this do you think is just public posturing and kind of bloviating on cable channels? it seems like a lot of that is going on. >> reporter: so much of that is public posturing and bloviating. but i think the difference between now and what we've seen in past high-stakes negotiations like this, you have the public posturing, the bloviating and the, okay, guys, let's roll up our sleeves and talk about what's really going on. by all accounts, that's not happening right now. the fact you said it's news the president and speaker had their first phone conversation which got nowhere in a week is really amazing and speaks to the lack of the real conversations going on behind the scenes. i will say that, you know, back to what david and jessica were saying, david particularly about the fact that -- the question about whether the whit
today saying, point blank, they want a it would two-step process for tax reform, raise the top to the clinton levels now and let next year be a time for negotiating rates for the future and maybe everybody could lower the rates for everyone during that time. >> how much of this do you think is just public posturing and kind of bloviating on cable channels? it seems like a lot of that is going on. >> reporter: so much of that is public posturing and bloviating. but i think the...
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. >> to be consistent, you should raise the rates on everybody back to the clinton rates. what you're doing with that theory is making 2% of the country pay all of the nation's bills. >> that's not right. >> hold on a second. if you were principled about what you said, the 10% rate would go up to 15%. the 25% rate would go up, too. all the rates would go up. >> that would be a bad idea. let me tell you why that would be a bad idea. the 98% of americans if you raised taxes on them, it would hurt the economy. the top 2%, raising taxes on them is not going to change their economic behavior very much so you can actually begin to get some of that revenue back. the rest of the country, if you hit them with that $2,000, $3,000 -- >> people paying their bills. >> do you think raising it on the wealthiest will change their behavior? >> of course it will change their behavior, anderson. we're already seeing it right now. people are moving their charitable contributions. there will be less going out in 2013. it always does. the question is what impact will it have on the economy and
. >> to be consistent, you should raise the rates on everybody back to the clinton rates. what you're doing with that theory is making 2% of the country pay all of the nation's bills. >> that's not right. >> hold on a second. if you were principled about what you said, the 10% rate would go up to 15%. the 25% rate would go up, too. all the rates would go up. >> that would be a bad idea. let me tell you why that would be a bad idea. the 98% of americans if you raised...
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the way it was under bill clinton. the 25% rate would go up, too. all rates would go up. >> that would be a bad idea. let me tell you why that would be a bad idea. the 98% of americans if you raised taxes on them, it would hurt the economy. the top 2%, raising taxes on them is not going to change their economic behavior very much so you can actually begin to get some of that revenue back. the rest of the country, if you hit them with that $2,000, $3,000 -- >> don't say it's about people paying their bills. it is not about -- >> do you think raising it on the wealthiest will change their behavior? >> of course it will change their behavior, anderson. we're already seeing it right now. people are moving their charitable in to 2012. there will be less going out in 2013. it always does. the question is what impact will it have on the economy and job creation and growth. my belief is it's going to hinder it. it's going to hinder it. this debate is a false debate because the real debate is going to be the one that comes over spending. that's where we're r
the way it was under bill clinton. the 25% rate would go up, too. all rates would go up. >> that would be a bad idea. let me tell you why that would be a bad idea. the 98% of americans if you raised taxes on them, it would hurt the economy. the top 2%, raising taxes on them is not going to change their economic behavior very much so you can actually begin to get some of that revenue back. the rest of the country, if you hit them with that $2,000, $3,000 -- >> don't say it's about...
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notice, though, he did not say he was married to a specific rate, such as all the way back to the clinton-era levels. as for house speaker boehner who he met with yesterday at the white house, he said the gop offer remains the same, no rate hikes. however, there were more signs over the weekend that republican unity may be cracking a little bit with a number of lawmakers who want to take the tax issue off the table asap. >> there is a growing group of folks looking at this and realizes we don't have a lot of cards as it relates to the tax issue before year end. we have one house, that's it. the presidency and the senate is in the democrats' hands. a lot of people are putting forth a theory. i actually think it has merit. i actually am beginning to believe that's the best route for us to take. >> what we ought to be working on is the other 93% because even if you do what he wants to do on tax rates, you only affect 7% of the deficit. what we have done is spend ourselves into a hole. we're not going to raise taxes and borrow money and get out of it. so will i accept the tax increase as a part o
notice, though, he did not say he was married to a specific rate, such as all the way back to the clinton-era levels. as for house speaker boehner who he met with yesterday at the white house, he said the gop offer remains the same, no rate hikes. however, there were more signs over the weekend that republican unity may be cracking a little bit with a number of lawmakers who want to take the tax issue off the table asap. >> there is a growing group of folks looking at this and realizes we...
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tax rates in a heartbeat if i could get the clinton spending rates. but neither side wants to talk about spending. it's not a deal to me if they're not going to talk about spending. >> i agree with you, eric. i think you're right. i wrote about that, too. but i think the president now, he's sort of signaled that he may be looking for some wiggle room here. later this afternoon he said that he wanted the tax rate cut now and he would be happy to look at lowering them again in a bigger package, but i agree with you. i think we have to get serious about these spending cuts. i just applied for social security and i want mine. >> all right. rich, appreciate it. eric, thanks. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter. i'm tweeting tonight. >>> just ahead, 21 months after bashir al assad began killing his own people, the fighting is raging in syria. the rest of the world may finally be convinced things are critical there. senator john mccain is asking what took so long. more from him ahead. music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident.
tax rates in a heartbeat if i could get the clinton spending rates. but neither side wants to talk about spending. it's not a deal to me if they're not going to talk about spending. >> i agree with you, eric. i think you're right. i wrote about that, too. but i think the president now, he's sort of signaled that he may be looking for some wiggle room here. later this afternoon he said that he wanted the tax rate cut now and he would be happy to look at lowering them again in a bigger...
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do pardons and why they always do it at the end of their term, the marc rich pardon with president clinton. if they did it more often with non-violent people, it would be better for the society. now, you can be sure mississippi will have fewer pardons. >> fascinating. appreciate it. >>> coming up, a plea from the fbi as agents search for the body of a missing montana teacher and more on the investigation and who's being held in connection with her disappearance. >>> the search for a suspected serial killer in california is now over. we'll tell you how it ended. ion- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. >>> i the u.s. sent a rare letter to the iranian government in its effort 206 block a critical supply route for one fifth of the world's oil. the letter comes after the pentagon released this
do pardons and why they always do it at the end of their term, the marc rich pardon with president clinton. if they did it more often with non-violent people, it would be better for the society. now, you can be sure mississippi will have fewer pardons. >> fascinating. appreciate it. >>> coming up, a plea from the fbi as agents search for the body of a missing montana teacher and more on the investigation and who's being held in connection with her disappearance. >>> the...
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. >> go back four years, soledad, remember, hillary clinton and barack obama duked it out all the way to june. we're still in february. guess who got to take the oath of office. >> obama's numbers suffered among white women for a long time during that primary, but they ultimately came home. the fact is elections aren't won in february, they're won in november. there's plenty of time for this party to unite and get its act together. i think it would be a huge mistake to look at a muscular, contentious, hard fought primary and conclude that's a weakness. whoever this nominee ends up being, they will be smarter, tougher, disciplined, much more ready for barack obama in the fall. >> we will be watching the numbers of course. i appreciate your time, guys. thank you very much. >> you bet. >> a reminder, you want to stay with cnn for complete coverage of the arizona and michigan primaries. i will take a look at the candidates' chances tomorrow morning. we start at 7 a.m. eastern. also tomorrow night, you can join anderson, wolf blitzer, john king and candy crowley and much more for all the r
. >> go back four years, soledad, remember, hillary clinton and barack obama duked it out all the way to june. we're still in february. guess who got to take the oath of office. >> obama's numbers suffered among white women for a long time during that primary, but they ultimately came home. the fact is elections aren't won in february, they're won in november. there's plenty of time for this party to unite and get its act together. i think it would be a huge mistake to look at a...
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and others have made this point, but bill clinton when he came into the last state of the union went to the center. he said the era of big government is over. he talked about how to shrink things down. barack obama has doubled down in his speech on using more government, what republicans would call the nanny state, creation of a nanny state, and it's -- we're going to have to see how it works. he helped himself with his base. we'll have to see how it goes with the rest of the country wrfrb republicans, there's going oo be a big premium, finding people who can argue well. >> we'll have have more of roland and candy and gloria. we'll take a quick break. we're on until midnight. a lot to talk about. on facebook, google. up next, the results of the dial testing. this is fascinating. a grup of undecided independents, democratics, and republicans in real time, watching the results of the president's speech. [ male wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle
and others have made this point, but bill clinton when he came into the last state of the union went to the center. he said the era of big government is over. he talked about how to shrink things down. barack obama has doubled down in his speech on using more government, what republicans would call the nanny state, creation of a nanny state, and it's -- we're going to have to see how it works. he helped himself with his base. we'll have to see how it goes with the rest of the country wrfrb...
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do pardons and why they always do it at the end of their terms, the mark ridge pardon with president clinton. if they did it more often with non-violent people, it would be better for the society. now, you can be sure mississippi will have fewer pardons. >> fascinating. appreciate it. >>> coming up, a plea from the fbi as agents search for the body of a missing montana teacher and more on the investigation and who's being held in connection with her disappearance. >>> the search for a suspected serial killer is now over. we'll tell you how it ended. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, i'm going to go there. i want to fix up old houses. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. i want to fall in love again. [ female announcer ] discover what's next in your life. get this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org/jointoday. on my journey across america, when you join i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair...
do pardons and why they always do it at the end of their terms, the mark ridge pardon with president clinton. if they did it more often with non-violent people, it would be better for the society. now, you can be sure mississippi will have fewer pardons. >> fascinating. appreciate it. >>> coming up, a plea from the fbi as agents search for the body of a missing montana teacher and more on the investigation and who's being held in connection with her disappearance. >>>...
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. >> paul, it's been reported that former president clinton has been urging the obama campaign to spend less time calling mitt romney a flip-flopper and more time as painting him as severely conservative. do you agree? do you agree with that strategy? >> well, i think in short, yes. not conservative. i don't think this election is going to turn on a left/right axis. i think there's peril for the democrats in focusing too much on the flip-flop because i think some of the independent moderate votesers that ari fleischer said might take some comfort in that. he said he'd outright ban contraception, and he'll flip-flop on that. i think the democrats ought to follow mitt romney's true north. from birth to today he's had a true north. he's a product of wealth and power and privilege who's amassed a ton of it and he's amassed a ton of it at the expense of the middle class. it's not left-right, but up and down. i would frame the whole election on who can better build an economy for the middle class? you know, thurston howell iii over there or a guy who was raised by a single mom and worked hand
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what he was doing and what he was up to, but he comes back with, we won that majority, we made bill clinton budget the balance, didn't we. he's a strong debater. this will continue. >> do you think he will win south carolina? >> this is moving too strongly in his direction. you could feel it coming earlier in the week. newt is a southern politician. the fact that romney is doing well is the fact that mitt has run a good campaign. >> donna, i think you were saying he could. >> this is a state where you don't need an organization. he could win the state by the momentum he's generated in the debate and the fact he's from a neighboring state. >> it's sort of interesting obthis sort of grandiosity, so in my blackberry like three minutes after rick santorum spoke about newt gingrich's grandiosity came an election saying a selection of his thoughts over the years, and the first quote was, of course, gingrich on gingrich, i think i am a transformational figure, which those of us who covered newt gingrich know that he always spoke of himself in the third person as a transformational figure, and that
what he was doing and what he was up to, but he comes back with, we won that majority, we made bill clinton budget the balance, didn't we. he's a strong debater. this will continue. >> do you think he will win south carolina? >> this is moving too strongly in his direction. you could feel it coming earlier in the week. newt is a southern politician. the fact that romney is doing well is the fact that mitt has run a good campaign. >> donna, i think you were saying he could....
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i see some positives to it going a long time, like hillary clinton, barack obama did. i don't -- i know this is a big topic, but i don't buy into the fangt that a tough primary with a little drama is all that bad for a party. if you look at history and these battles between lee atwater and bob dole, bush 41 and reagan, clinton and obama. it's very much part of american history, so the long battle to me doesn't mean a whole lot. i think it actually brings a lot of value to our party. i think it brings a lot of talk and excitement to the challenging party. i've been on the other side of this, too, by the way, in '08, when we had pretty much a nominee in mid february with mccain. it was sort of boring and hillary clinton, barack obama was all the excitement on that side of the aisle. i think it's 6-1 and half a dozen of another to tell you the truth. >> all right. we will see how it goes. we'll know on saturday whether it's going to be short or long. thanks so much, reince. >> thank you. >>> well, newt gingrich has been ruffling feathers today. listen to how we deal with
i see some positives to it going a long time, like hillary clinton, barack obama did. i don't -- i know this is a big topic, but i don't buy into the fangt that a tough primary with a little drama is all that bad for a party. if you look at history and these battles between lee atwater and bob dole, bush 41 and reagan, clinton and obama. it's very much part of american history, so the long battle to me doesn't mean a whole lot. i think it actually brings a lot of value to our party. i think it...
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in 2008, president obama and hillary clinton went through this. through that process, the president built support in almost every single state. it's not what's happening with romney. if his money dries up, he's not able to do that. >> thank you guys. >>> just ahead, iran stages a public showing in their nuclear program. how the obama administration reacted. >>> sheriff's are looking for a suspect in a rolex stealing. we'll have the latest from syria, ahead. chchasase e scscenene,e, x cocomimingng s soooonn exextrtra a bubutttter titickcketets,s, s swon pepengnguiuin n jojouruy jujuninioror m minints momoviviefefononee evevilil p pririncncee bobollllywywoooodd 3-3-dd shsharark k atattatack nened d ththe e hehead 5%5% c casashbhbacackk ririghght t nonow,w, g getet 5 k onon m movovieies.s. itit p payays s toto d di. [ zipper, heavy breathing ] ♪ [ male announcer ] linens and duvet washed fresh for every guest. real value. from your friends at hampton. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 there are atm fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 account service fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2
in 2008, president obama and hillary clinton went through this. through that process, the president built support in almost every single state. it's not what's happening with romney. if his money dries up, he's not able to do that. >> thank you guys. >>> just ahead, iran stages a public showing in their nuclear program. how the obama administration reacted. >>> sheriff's are looking for a suspect in a rolex stealing. we'll have the latest from syria, ahead. chchasase e...
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that same year bill clinton stepped into scandal by drawing a parallel between barack obama's campaign and that of another black politician -- jesse jackson. in 2000, as george w. bush battled john mccain, an anonymous rumor arose that mccain's adopted daughter was from an illicit affair with a black woman -- not true. so why do things get so rough in the palmetto state? political analysts say those candidates who are leading want to knock everybody else out and those trailing see it as a last chance to throw punches, no matter how dirty it gets. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >>> a lot of mud flying around south carolina over the years. joining me is david gergen and gloria borger. it's remarkable that in the history of dirty politics in this state. >> it is. politics has always been a contact sport in south carolina. we are seeing a lot of it this year. overall i have to tell you i think we are seeing less this year than in past years. there's not as much race injected into this campaign as we have seen in the past. often candidates are attacked for being too close to blacks, intermar
that same year bill clinton stepped into scandal by drawing a parallel between barack obama's campaign and that of another black politician -- jesse jackson. in 2000, as george w. bush battled john mccain, an anonymous rumor arose that mccain's adopted daughter was from an illicit affair with a black woman -- not true. so why do things get so rough in the palmetto state? political analysts say those candidates who are leading want to knock everybody else out and those trailing see it as a last...
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in 2008, president obama and hillary clinton went through this long, drawn out primary, but through that process the president built support in almost every single state. that's not what is happening with mitt romney. if his money dries up he really won't be able to do that. >> appreciate it. thank youing. >>> ahead, iran stages a public showing in what it calls advances in its nuclear program. we will see how the obama administration rearkted. >>> and a expensive rolex watch stolen at a airport security check. arkted. >>> and a expensive rolex watch stolen at a airport security check. ctarkted. >>> and a expensive rolex watch stolen at a airport security check. ed. >>> and a expensive rolex watch stolen at a airport security check. mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback right now, get 5% cashback at gas stations. it pays to discover. [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ mike ] i always wondered how did an airplane
in 2008, president obama and hillary clinton went through this long, drawn out primary, but through that process the president built support in almost every single state. that's not what is happening with mitt romney. if his money dries up he really won't be able to do that. >> appreciate it. thank youing. >>> ahead, iran stages a public showing in what it calls advances in its nuclear program. we will see how the obama administration rearkted. >>> and a expensive rolex...
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secretary clinton disavowed any american connection to the attack. >> we were not involved in any way, in any way, with regards to the assassination that took place there. i'm not sure who was involved. we have some ideas as to who might be involved, but we don't know exactly who was involved, but i can tell you one thing, the united states was not involved. >> sounds clear, right? here's where it gets murky. a source close to pennetta said you cannot, repeat, cannot infer anything from what the secretary says. there are israelis who don't comment at all on these incidents. this time, an israeli spokesperson weighed in. he said, i don't know who took revenge on the stess, but i'm not shedding a tear. it's also possible this kcould have been done by the iranians them selve. this is real cloeg and dagger stuff emerging into the sunlight. joining us now is fran townsend, a member of the cia external advisory committee. in addition, we should point out in the name of full disclosure, fran and other national security officials want the state department to take an iranian opposition group o
secretary clinton disavowed any american connection to the attack. >> we were not involved in any way, in any way, with regards to the assassination that took place there. i'm not sure who was involved. we have some ideas as to who might be involved, but we don't know exactly who was involved, but i can tell you one thing, the united states was not involved. >> sounds clear, right? here's where it gets murky. a source close to pennetta said you cannot, repeat, cannot infer anything...
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look at our primary in '08, the majority of the voters and democratic primary voters thought hillary clinton was going to win. that was conventional wisdom was saying. i think what's really interesting, not from a partisan perspective but from a historical perspective, you look at the last couple of election cycles, what's going on here, you have the grassroots of both parties rejecting what the establishment says is their best candidate, rejecting what the establishment wants and i think it's really remarkable. this sort of fluiddity in the electorate and volatility can happen and real grassroots on the right speaking up and saying, no, we don't want the establishment wants and want to go in a different direction, it is unique. >> it is amazing in this race, everybody has been a front-runner at one time or another, santorum the last guy standing and surging. no one gave him a shot a few weeks ago, it's extraordinary. >> if you remember, anderson, last summer you and i started talking about this. the one thing i said then there is no solid foundation underneath any one candidate. every candi
look at our primary in '08, the majority of the voters and democratic primary voters thought hillary clinton was going to win. that was conventional wisdom was saying. i think what's really interesting, not from a partisan perspective but from a historical perspective, you look at the last couple of election cycles, what's going on here, you have the grassroots of both parties rejecting what the establishment says is their best candidate, rejecting what the establishment wants and i think it's...
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hillary clinton, 39%. romney looks like he's between 39% and 40%. here is the other thing flashing forward. the month of february for republicans. six contests for delegates who will get selected. mitt romney probably has an inside lead on five of them. maine, new england, michigan, where he grew up. advantage romney in all of the early states. >> do you think it's still possible tomorrow morning when folks wake up that there may be an e-mail, a press release that one of the candidates has dropped out? >> look, if rick perry didn't drop out, they'll try to see it through. i think the race -- i have always thought this race is romney. the only person in the field who has a chance of being nominated. i have thought that for some time and am completely convinced of it now. sometimes the guys, it takes a while to come to the realization that you're out of this. watching huntsman get beat by 23%, the hardest thing to do is act like you're happy on election night when you're not. we all do it. >> they're estimating turnover at 236,000. that's 6,000 more.
hillary clinton, 39%. romney looks like he's between 39% and 40%. here is the other thing flashing forward. the month of february for republicans. six contests for delegates who will get selected. mitt romney probably has an inside lead on five of them. maine, new england, michigan, where he grew up. advantage romney in all of the early states. >> do you think it's still possible tomorrow morning when folks wake up that there may be an e-mail, a press release that one of the candidates...
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peoplealone the the convicts came should been it's always riskyays do it a terms, the with president clinton. with society. no fewer pardons.>>> coming up, a plea frch for the body of a teacher and more on the investigation with her for a over. we'll tell you how it ended. i want to go when i grow up, i'm going t i want to fix up [ female announcer ] at aarp we i want to fall in love again.ife. get this fr at aarp.org/jointoday.when you ask someone in texas if they want "biit's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... geico. fifteen minutes co [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer is able to use your information in order to make [whoosh, clang] lifelock-- the only now monitors bank accounts for lifelock-- relentlessly call 1-800-lifelock or go to> the ridiculous is coming for the news bulletin. to the blocking th strait of hormuz didn't provide released this incidents ten days ago speedboats coming to u.s. ves mnding the body sherry arnol connection with the case are kidnapping. >>> a friend seemed depressed when he iraq. he is accusedeople in orange zap company has been hi
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